Convertible furniture set



Dec; 26, 1944. I c STONE 2,365,848

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' CO NVERTIBLE FURNITURE SET Filed Aug. 10, 1943 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR: P/CHAPDCZ STONE Patented Dec. 26, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFlCE 2,365,848 CONVERTIBLE. FURNITURE SET Richard 0. Stone, Brooklyn, N. Y. Application August 10, 1943, Serial No. 498,038

3 Claims.

This invention relates to a furniture set or unit comprising several pieces which can be assembled in different ways whereby the said set can be adapted for different uses and; when assembled for one use, can be converted for another use. More particularly, the invention relates to a couch or sofa which can be converted intotwo beds. T

An object of this invention is to provide a furniture set which can be so assembled that it either forms a couch or sofa of suitable size and height and of the same appearance as a'onepiece structure, or forms two beds of equal and suitable resting surfaces and, heights. Further objects are to provide a structure which allows an easy, reliable and quick assemblage of the set in either form, easy and quick conversion from one form into the other, and easy separation into parts for cleaning, moving and other purposes.

Another object is to provide a structure which, in the form of beds, consists of two separate beds which can be placed side by side or in any other relative position whereby the position of the beds can be adapted to the spac at disposal or to the individual wishes of the sleepers.

Still other objects are to provide a furniture set of this nature which can be easily cleaned, which substantially consists of wood or non-metallic material, and which comprises pieces each of wh ch has a relativelyli ht weight and forms .a solid, separablebody without any mechanisms or movable attachments.

Still further obiects are to achievesaid results with simple and inexpensive means. Still other objects and advantages will appear from the following description of an illustrative embodiment of the invention, from the appended claims and from the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 shows a spring box forming one piece of from the right side in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 shows the piece shown in Figs. 3 and 4, seen from the lower ide in Fig. 3, and a second spring box forming a third piece of the set and inserted in said frame body;

Fig. 6 shows said second spring box seen from the upper side;

Fig. 7 shows the second spring box shown in Figs. 5 and 6, seen from the right side in Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 shows a perspective view of the furniture set. assembled in the form of a sofa, the second spring box being partly drawn to the outside;

Fig. 9 shows a perspective view of the furniture set assembled in the form of two separate beds; and Fig. 10 shows a corner of a modified form of frame body.

Referring to the drawings, numeral I indicates a body with aresilient upper surface, for example a spring box which contains inner elastic spring coils mounted on a wooden frame, secured by connecting cords and covered by fabric in conventional manner. jectingledges 2, 3, 4 are affixed to the lower side of I and are so located that they fit into spaces of another piece of the set as will be described later.

Numeral 5 indicates a frame body comprising three vertical walls connected at right angles and being open at the remaining sides. The longer wall 6 is connected to each of the two shorter walls I at the touching edge in conventional manner and, in addition, by an obliquely ,or diagonally positioned slat or board 8 located near the upper edges of the respective walls. Also near said upper edges, a number of wooden ledges 9 are aflixed to the wall of the body 5. The ledges 9 and. the slats flare so positioned that the ledges 2 of the spring box I fit between them and that the ledges 4 of I with their.

obliquely cut off ends fit the outer side of the slats 8. All said ledges are so positioned that, when the spring box I is laid on the frame body 5, the ledges'secure the mutual position of I and open structure of the frame body 5 and the easy removal of the spring box I, the slide groove and all otherinterior parts of 5 are easy to be cleaned; an important feature of my invention being that the boxsprings can be readily removed and cleaned; and also the box spring I can be easily removed and used as an ordinary bed spring, and the box-spring I3 can also be easily removed and used separately in a bed.

The body 5 may be equipped with feet I I. The outside of the walls may be covered by upholstered or plain fabric, or otherwise finished in suitable manner. The body of the wallsmay be made from wood inconventional manner with reinforced edges.

Another body I2 with a resilient upper surface comprises a spring box I3 which may be similar to the spring box I and may be mounted on a'wooden frame I4 which slightly projects over theltwo smaller sides of I3. Feet I5 are aflixed to the lower sides of the corners of I4. The

A number of wooden proheights of the feet l5 and of the projecting ledges of the frame M are so measured that the total height of these parts fits the groove between the ledges of ill ofv the piece 5 whereby the body l2 can be pushed into the body 5 with the feet of l2 sliding on the lower ledges H], the total size of the body l2 being sufficiently smaller than the size of the frame body 5. In the same way, the body l2 can be withdrawn. The fact that the sliding body l2 touches said ledges only with 'the feet and not at the entire length of the ledges poses do not/require separation, the, spring box I rests permanently on the frame body 5, the mutual position being secured as described before. In order to form a couch or a sofa, the spring box body I2 is completely pushed into the frame body 5 in the manner described before andthe mattress I6 is placed on top of I.

The thus formed settee or couch maybe placed against a wall of the room either with the open side of the frame 5 against the wall, whereby the opening is concealed, or with the open side opposite-to the wall, whereby no movement of the bodies I and 5 is necessary for the conversion of the furniture set. Cushions I! may be placed on the mattress l6 and may form a back at the-side of the wall of the room.

In order to form beds, the spring box body I2 is taken out of the frame body 5 and set down at any place desired. Then, the mattress I6 is removed from the springbox I'and placed on top of the spring box I2 whereby two independent beds of equal heights and resting surfaces are made.

A modification of :my invention, allowing for reduction of transportation and storage space, is similar to the embodiment described before, except a detail of the frame body which is shown in Fig. 10. In this modification, the .wall 26 corresponding to the wall 6 of the first embodiment, is not rigidly connected to the two side walls 21 corresponding to the walls I 'of the first embodiment, but 26 and 21 are connected by hinges.

The diagonal slats 8 .are replaced by bars,

2|. each of which consists of two parts 28 and 29 which are connected by a hinge 22.v The outer end of bar 28 is connected to the wall 26 by a hinge 23, and the outer end of the bar 29 is connected to the respective wall 21 by a hinge 24. This structure allows to fold the side walls 2! into a position parallel to the wall 26.

In some cases the box spring l3 may be contained or held in the body 5 without use of the ledges I0 and the slats; also the box spring I can be made without 2, 3 and 4.

In this specification and claims the terms boxspring and springbox are used interchangeably.

It should be understood that the invention is not confined to the particular forms and uses shown and described and that the invention may be carried out in modified ways without departobvious that the embodiment shown and described is only one of the many that may be employed to attain the objects of the invention.

Having described the nature of the invention and how it operates, what I claim and desire to secure by Letter Patent is:

1. A convertible furniture set comprising a frame body having a vertical wall and two other vertical walls extending horizontally at right angles from said first wall, said frame body being open at its upper side and at the side opposite to said first wall and having two pairs of spaced ledges, one of said pairs being affixed to the inner side of each of said other walls and running from said first wall to the opposite, open side; a spring box removably covering the upper open side of said frame body and having projections afiixed to its lower side which fit into the upper opening of said frame body; and another spring box having outer measures slightly smaller than said frame body, and opposite lateral profrom said first wall to the opposite open side,

ing from the spirit of the invention, as it is having a plurality of spaced ledges affixed to the inner side of said first wall near the upper rim thereof and having two slats, each connecting one of said other walls with said first wall diagonally near the upper rim of said frame body; a spring box removably covering the upper open side of said frame body and having projecting ledges aflixed to its lower side, some of said ledges fitting into the spaces between said ledges near the upper rimof said frame body and some other of said ledges having obliquely cut: ends fitting the obliquely positioned sides of said diagonal slats; and another spring box having outer measures slightly smaller than said frame body, and opposite lateral projections fitting into the spaces between said ledges, arranged in pairs.

- 3. A convertible furniture set comprising a frame body having a vertical wall and two other vertical walls extending horizontally at right angles from said first wall, said frame body being open at its upper side andat the side opposite to said first wall and having two pairs .of spaced ledges, one of said pairs being afiixed to the inner side of each of said other walls and running from said first wall to the opposite open side; a spring box removably covering the upper side of said frame body and having projecting ledges affixed to its lower side, said latter ledges fitting into the upper opening of said frame body; another spring box having outer measures slightly smaller than said frame body and lateral projections comprising feet, said lateralprojections fitting into the spaces between said ledges arranged in pairs; and a mattress adapted to be placedon either of said two spring boxes and having a height exceeding the height of said first spring box as much as the height of said frame body exceeds the height of said second spring box.

RICHARD C: STONE. 

